Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-13
WATERFORD.
Signs OF Unusual perity-What Hel
Public Schools are Doing.


WEATHERFoRD, TEX, Nov. I2.-This
evening the force OF workmen on the
Santa Fe passenger depot were about fip-
ishing up their work and the painters be-
gan the work OF painting the building.
The Santa Fe has been running into this
city since the LIST, but have been using
the freight depot for all purpose
Weatherford has begun to show great
signs OF rspd and substantial improve
ment Since the building OF the Santa
Fe was begun four new stone buildings
have been erected, a waterWOrks CON-
pany organized and have begun opera
ton, and will in 6 short time give the city
aue system Of WAterWOrks which has
long been needed and will do more in
the way Of building up the city tran eng
other adjunct. All the stock of the con-
Germ was taken in this city with the ex-
ceptic1 Of $4,000 stock, which was taken
by two prominent railroad officials, one
Of the Santa Fe and the other Of the
Texas and Pacific. This Is enough to
show what faith railroad C1icials have IN
the future of WaatheIford.
Within the last week three new bust
ness dTns have opened up in this city:
Messrs. Eddoman Mayors OF Tarrant
county, groceries; Messrs. B. Barnard t
Co. of agnes, this county, grocery store,
and M. J. T. Edgar of Albany, Tex,
hardware. With two railroads and ample
shipping facilities, waterWorks, and street
car line soon to be in operation, this
place mss very bright future, artic1larly
so when considered that 1t is situated in
the midst OF one of the finest counties in
| the state, IL IS much IS it can't &c best
as sn agricultural aud fruit growing
couaty. and es = fae stock raising cOua-
| ty, it took the premium at! the Da!-
lss state fair oyer everything;
over Kentucky, Illinois and even over all
| the states that were represented there.
Captain Henry Warren Of this city took
the breeders premium for the best abort
horned herd, showing coaclusiveiy thai
as fine stock growing country Texs2
| end Parker county stand1 ahead Mr. 5
| D. Thompson of this city TOOK several
premiums on his exhibit Of fruits end
vegetables. MEj0r John Z. MGcKenz.e
! took seven premiums On his herd Of An
school took all the premiums, which
educational standpoint
In evidence OF the merit Of the abOve
exhibit tie JmmiGtee conferred awards
| for best general display of school work,
b5st display Of maps and charts, best
county map OF Texas, best display If
work of child under ten years CT age, best
display OF school aids, mgBiCg e second
time within the past nine months that
these schools hsve carried OF the lEUcGls
! F,N~ he Win ~
any school IN the state. Tli5 display oi
school work received the highest prsise
! from Gil interested il al advance in eGu-
cation and the public school interests OF
cur state.
That Superintendent G. II woodward
Is al educator OF the highest order and ia
unison with the most modern methods
and ide2s CT public school work is evi-
hexrtilY supported by & very able corps Of
! teachers is we'll shown in the eXai5i5.
The display OF written work consisting Cf
model solutions and demonstrations b.
the nigh school class in charge Ct +. 3.
Ewing, gave evidence cf eoL!dity and
| thoroughness; the display OF maps,
charts, drawings and outline OF
subjects by seventh grade, W. ". Bar
|
work OF an able and mastery hand. The
work Of the sixth grade, c. S. Barnett,
teacher, consisting CT maps, charts,
drawings, model solutions, outlines,
written lessons, fret and frsl examine
ton papers, etc shows CLEARLY the re-
suit of thorough training 10 dehcite
purpose. The work Of the third and
fourth grades under the charge Of II. L
! ~ Ada Hs0jripSnu SbrI-s =
remarkable development CT power f5z
the little folks Eand bespesks az ability
Ct teachers possessed by few. as aids II
the work in the several grades We n0ts0,
solid ana surface blocks, rule, tape lines,
scales.for weighing, dry and liquid meas
ures, cards of merit and honor, time
cards, report carda, toy money, !
| most paIiect duplicSte Of both The
paper and silver money now in
circulation, beautiful school banners, ricn
in fabric hordered with gold and tinsel
fringe and tasteful in design, IN al dis
play seldom equaled and one that could
not fail TO enlist and stimulate pupils il
their work. Although Professor WOoG-
ward mas been in our state but 8 short
time he is rapidly coming to the front
and receiving that recognition he well
merits as one OF the foremos'sand most
progressive superinteudents IL the state
In conversation bearing upon school eX-
positions, and the more modern methods
OF teaching, he said our motto is: "CuI-
tiySte the understanding, the power to
think, and the memory will take care Il
itself" As the Nineteenth century ap-
proaches its last decade, more tran ever
before the demand is for practical eda-
c4tion. By prac icsl mean such education
such development OF the faculties of the
pupil IS will give the ability 10 perform
we'll the duties Of life.
Tie question is not whether knoWl.
eGge Of abstract facts is possessed, bu'
whether the pupil has the power to DO
II child wishes anything more than Il
90, it is TO be seen doing, or that what i,
does may be seen, than as The child loves
to be seen-to have It's attempts TO do oo
served, let the teacher provide for Thu
seeing-this observation. Purely mental
observations and processes are abstrsc
tions to the child. Oae OF the most sat
isisctory pIa1s I have pursuet
for testing from day to day the pu
pills knowledge and increased power is BY
means Of the "echooI exposition" which
is displsy OF the daily work Of every
class and every pupil in the class ar
ranged ia such manner and piece q
will enable alI to sxamjIe il at leisure
TIE exhibit should give fall and coIrec
in 'ormation regarding the ability arc
pto2ress-Got Of q few bright ones sl0ne
0uL-of every child in the school, and a.